Spatio-temporal variations in intertidal mudflat erodability: Marennes-Oléron Bay, western France

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1153-1173

  Orvain, F ^a   Sauriau, P G ^b   Le Hir, P ^b   Guillou, G ^b   Cann, P ^b   Paillard, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; EPS; Eris; Erodability; Hydrobia ulvae; Intertidal mudflat; Microphytobenthos; Resuspension; Scrobicularia plana; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; BIOTURBATION; ERODIBILITY; EROSION RATE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MARENNES-OLERON BAY; POITOU-CHARENTES; WESTERN EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; ERIS; GASTROPODA; HYDROBIA ULVAE; SCROBICULARIA PLANA;

EID: 34247338148     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

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